Thomas Vanek scored his NHL-leading 23rd and 24th goal to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night. Patrik Elias and Bobby Holik scored for New Jersey. The Devils had won four in a row and nine of their previous 10 games.

Kevin Porter got the Hobey Baker but Nathan Gerbe got the most important trophy. Gerbe led Boston College to its third national championship and second this decade as the Eagles defeated Notre Dame 4-1 in the national title game in Denver on Saturday night.

Nathan Gerbe no longer has to be a gracious runner-up. Twenty-four hours after missing out on the Hobey Baker award, the nation's leading scorer led Boston College to the NCAA hockey championship that had eluded the talent-laden Eagles the last two seasons.

The two Frozen Four semifinals each feature teams with something in common. One matchup features squads from the same conference and the other matchup pits schools that reached college hockey's final four in the same manner. Those two games will take place on Thursday at Denver's Pepsi Coliseum. The championship game is Saturday night.

The 16-team NCAA Tournament was announced on Sunday for the road to the Frozen Four, which will be held on April 10-12, in Denver. No. 1 Michigan is the top seed after winning both the Central Collegiate Hockey Association regular season and tournament championships and will play College Hockey America champion Niagara (22-10-4) Friday night in the East Regional in Albany.